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Jun 19, 2013

Jollof Chronicles: And So It Begins

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Jan 03, 2013

You Are Woman

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You are born, the only one crying in a room filled with laughter and smiling faces…your cry either natural or induced by a large palm on the small of your back. Sometimes, there is no laughter… the smiles replaced by grim looks on the faces of those around you… disappointment and fear lining their eyes as they take a quick glance at your sex. It doesn’t bulge out… it is flat… tame… as you would be expected to be… all the days of your life.

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Dec 03, 2012

Goodbyes and Kind Things Like That

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Today I taught my first college class for the last time. Towards the end of the session, something weird happened. An outlandish desire to hold on to these 20something’s who wouldn’t be able to tell anyone anything about me, in whose faces I saw not names, but percentages. As they left, they turned in their papers, gave me the 5-second-American-smile and walked away. In a moment of spontaneity, I wondered if I should bar the door with my body and demand hugs, against everything in the professional conduct code. I looked down, gathering papers, and marveled over the end of things, why it means so much.

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Dec 02, 2012

Day Twenty-Nine: The Person That You Want Tell Everything To, But Too Afraid To

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You said I could trust you with everything, including my life
I was skeptical, and asked that you act the role and make me
For I’ve always been one to believe that trust should be earned
Not offered on a platter of sweet words that may turn sour
You played the role and turned out deserving of my confidence
I warmed up to you and opened up with little reservation
You neither judged, nor patronised, making sure to set me straight
And make me understand the fallibility of my human nature
While teaching me to take responsibility for my mistakes.

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Dec 01, 2012

Day Twenty-Eight :Someone That Changed Your Life

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For Lend A Hand Society (LAHS),

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Nov 29, 2012

Day Twenty-Six: The Last Person You Made A Pinky Promise To

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Ayo,

In all honesty, I can remember neither the last time I made a pinky promise nor the last person I made a ‘non-pinky’ promise to. I remember making promises… some kept and some still outstanding. I sat for a few minutes, trying to recollect the details but they all seem hazy. My mind wandered to the promise I’ve made to you and I set off thinking about the possibility of keeping it.

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Nov 28, 2012

Day Twenty-Five: The Person You Know That Is Going Through The Worst Of Times

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The Sarrs,

You alone know what you felt and still continue to feel. I shall not put myself in your shoes, for even then, I may not really know what it’s like. I have felt my own pain, but believe it pales in comparison to yours. I wished I had the words to heal your pain. I wished I were there to go through it all with you. I’m around to listen if you want to talk. I respect your decision if you don’t want to either. I can only promise one thing: I’ll always be here for you.

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